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Is there a difference between methylated spirit and mineralised methylated spirits?

They both look the same i.e. purple.

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Im not sure if there is a diference ,but I bet Sgt Rock would know.He does alot of testing and research on alcky stoves. www.hikinghq.com he has a forum called Around the campfire ,the link is at the top of the homepage. Streamweaver

I believe mineralised methylated spirit has the edge on the taste front....

Government regs:
(1) The 3 classes of methylated spirits referred to in regulation 14 above shall be manufactured by mixing denaturants with spirits and other goods in the following proportions—
(a) in the case of industrial methylated spirits, with every 95 parts by volume of spirits there shall be mixed 5 parts by volume of wood naphtha;
(b) in the case of mineralised methylated spirits, with every 90 parts by volume of spirits there shall be mixed 9.5 parts by volume of wood naphtha and 0.5 parts by volume of crude pyridine, and to the resulting mixture there shall be added mineral naphtha (petroleum oil) in the proportion 7.5 litres to every 2,000 litres of the mixture and synthetic organic dyestuff (methyl violet) in the proportion 3.0 grammes to every 2,000 litres of the mixture;
(c) in the case of denatured ethanol, with every 999 parts by volume of spirits (which shall be of a strength not less than 85 per cent) there shall be mixed 1 part by volume of tertiary butyl alcohol and to the resulting mixture there shall be added "Bitrex" in the proportion 10 microgrammes per millilitre.

that would account for the hangover then